Establish Your Virtual Office with One IBC

Yes, in some jurisdictions, virtual offices can be used as registered agents, but there are specific considerations to bear in mind and areas of the law related to this:

• Physical Presence Requirement: An agent of record must have some physical address in the state where your business is recorded. Such an address has to be a physical location-not a P.O. Box-during regular business hours, specifically where legal documents are able to be delivered. In case your virtual office provider has a physical address in the required state, then it might be able to be used as your registered agent address.
• Services Provided by the Virtual Office: Many virtual office providers include, in their packaged deal, registered agent services. They ensure that the address meets all legal requirements and that someone is available during business hours to receive and forward legal documents on your behalf.
• State Regulations: Any virtual office being accepted as a registered agent varies by each state. Some states will have keynote regulations defining the kind of individual or business entity to hold the position of a registered agent.
• Reliability: The virtual office provider must be someone whom you can have trust in, who will send legal documents concerning your business to you immediately. There could be serious legal repercussions if such documents are not received on time.

You should confirm specific requirements in your state and consult with a legal professional about using a virtual office as your registered agent.

Although a virtual office does not mean a real address, there may be grey areas because, at times, it may mean a street address, depending upon the services used and the requirements of the situation. Explained:

• Virtual Office Services: Many virtual offices offer services that include a mailing address, phone answering, and sometimes meeting space. A virtual office typically provides you with a mailing address, which will be an actual street address, often located in some commercial building.
• Physical Address Requirement: On legal and official grounds, many jurisdictions will require a "physical address" to be an address at which the business/individual may reasonably be expected to be physically located and to which legal process may be directed. This address shall not be a P.O. Box or any virtual address if it does not have a corresponding physical presence.
• Virtual Office Address: Except when it is a P.O. box or mail-forwarding service, many times it can be utilized for receiving mail or as a registered office address. However, this may not suffice to meet all legal or regulatory requirements, such as when the law explicitly calls for the presence of the business owner or his representative at the location.
• Limitations: A virtual address may be used as a mailing address for a business; however, it would not normally be an acceptable "physical address" for purposes such as a registered agent, business license, or other official documents and filings that require a physical presence.

It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the requirements, especially those of the jurisdiction, permit a virtual office to double as a physical address in their particular case.

2 mins video Offshore Company has total exemption/low tax. In most jurisdictions/countries, no filing of accounts or submitting of annual returns is required after the offshore company has been incorporated. You can set up an offshore company in many jurisdictions, in many regions around the world, with no restriction based on your nationality, Many banks all over the world allow you to open a bank account for your offshore company and then do business internationally. The laws of almost all jurisdictions/countries we offer protect the confidentiality of the shareholders, directors and offshore company.

How to set up an offshore company

Initially, our relationship managers will ask you to provide detailed information for all shareholders and directors, including their names. You can select the level of services you need. This stage normally takes one to three working days, or a working day in urgent cases. Furthermore, give the proposed company names so that we can check the eligibility of the names in each jurisdiction’s/country’s company registry/company house.

You settle the payment of our service fee and the official Government fee required for your selected jurisdiction/country. We accept payment by credit/debit card , Paypal or by wire transfer to our HSBC bank account. (Payment Guidelines).

After collecting full information from you, Offshore Company Corp will send you digital versions of your corporate documents (certificate of incorporation, register of shareholders/directors, share certificate, memorandum and articles of association etc) via email. The full Offshore Company kit will be couriered to your residential address by express delivery (TNT, DHL or UPS etc).

You can open an offshore bank account for your company in Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore or any other jurisdictions where we support offshore bank accounts! You have the freedom to make international money transfers from your offshore account.

Once your offshore company formation is completed. You are ready to do international business!